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02 Jun 2025 at 16:59

Summary of the contracting process

Forth Valley College, a noted educational institution located in Falkirk, is conducting a procurement process for the award of maintenance and support services for Cisco network equipment and software, tagged under the services industry category. The procurement is at the award stage, initiated as a tender, with Virgin Media Business Limited being the selected supplier. The contract, valued at £159,195.40, is set to commence on 6th November 2025 and conclude on 6th October 2028, with the potential for two further 12-month extensions. Key contract details include servicing the Grangemouth Road locality, and this procurement falls under the IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support classification.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses capable of providing technical support and maintenance services for high-demand IT infrastructure. Companies with expertise in IT services, particularly those specialising in network software and hardware solutions, are well-positioned to benefit from this procurement. As the contract is currently in the award stage and has attracted competitive bidding, it demonstrates a pronounced interest in supporting educational institutions' technology infrastructures, signalling potential for long-term business growth in the public sector IT services market.

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Notice Title

Award of Maintenance and Support Services for Cisco Network Equipment and Software

Notice Description

Forth Valley College is seeking a Supplier for maintenance and support services for network equipment and software.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000786113
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUN531593
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
PCS Notice - Quick Quote Award
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support


CPV Codes

72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£159,195 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
2 Jun 20251 years ago
Submission Deadline
6 Oct 20283 years to go
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
2 Jun 20251 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Not Specified
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Forth Valley College
Additional Buyers

Aberdeen City Council

Aberdeenshire Council

Borders College

Comhairle nan Eilean Siar

East Dunbartonshire Council

East Lothian Council

Fife Council

Food Standards Scotland (FSS)

Forestry and Land Scotland

Hanover (Scotland) Housing Association Ltd

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde

NHS Lanarkshire

New College Lanarkshire

North East Scotland College

North Lanarkshire Council

Perth & Kinross Council

Registers of Scotland

Scottish Borders Council

Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service

Scottish Government

The City of Edinburgh Council

The Scottish Sports Council trading as sportscotland

The State Hospitals Board for Scotland

UHI Executive Office

University of Dundee

Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
ABERDEEN
Postcode
FK2 9AD
Postcode Area
Falkirk and Stirling
Country
Scotland

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM1 East Central Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM12 Falkirk
Delivery Location
Not specified

Local Authority
Falkirk
Electoral Ward
Falkirk North
Westminster Constituency
Falkirk

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
50
Supplier Names

A M Phillip Trucktech Ltd

AMD Contract Services Ltd

Ace Taxis Perth Ltd

Agilico (Scotland) Limited (Main Contact)

Artscape Gardens

Bell Group Limited

Biffa Waste Services Ltd

Burns Construction (Aberdeen) Ltd

CCG (Scotland) Ltd

Catkin Ecology

Computacenter (UK) Limited

David Alford, Forestry & Grass Contractor

E. A. Ellison & Co Limited

EKOS

Electrical Testing Ltd

European Electronique Ltd

GTR Contracts Ltd

Galloway Groundworks Ltd

Harvey Nash Limited

Head Medical

Highland Groundcare Ltd

Hutcheon Services Ltd

Insight Direct (UK) Ltd

Intertek NTA

J & M MURDOCH & SON LTD

KPMG

Lorien Resourcing Ltd

MPMH Construction Ltd

Marsh Commercial

McSence Communication Ltd.

NBS Enterprises Limited

NST Napier Safety and Training

OLM Systems Ltd

Project Centre

Promote Your School

R Davidson Joiners & Builders

Redpath Construction Ltd.

Richard Irvin FM Limited

Ryder Architecture Limited

Secureshred Scotland Limited

Sharp Business Systems Uk Plc

Storrier & Donaldson Ltd

The JR Group

The Lines Between Ltd.

Valley Group Limited

Valuation Office Agency

Venesky Brown Ltd

Virgin Media Business Limited

Waters Limited

YNG Media Group Ltd operating as Speakeasy Productions

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